2. Students will demonstrate methods of utilizing and promoting digital tools for collaboration and communication with students, parents, peers, and community members and the effective use of digital tools and resources. 5. Students will demonstrate the ability to evaluate, adapt, and reflect on emerging tools and trends by participating in local and global learning communities and reviewing current research and professional literature.
Note: Please bring a lesson plan (idea) with you next week to talk about integrating technology and standards
Guest Speaker - Cameron Fadjo to discuss Scratch in the classroom and how it benefits students cognitive thinking skills.
Please download scratch to your computer for Tuesday's class
Cameron's Resources - Modules and game (Please do not reproduce or give to anyone)
1. Create an easy introductory scratch project to share with class next week (can be a digital story, interactive or what ever you can think of) 2. Reflect on your blog thoughts about scratch and Cameron's presentation - Include how you think this might be used in your classroom(check out all of the resources above! and the website www.scratch.mit.edu)
Webinar - Educating for Global Competence Thursday - July 14, 2011 8 pm
Course Objectives:
2. Students will demonstrate methods of utilizing and promoting digital tools for collaboration and communication with students, parents, peers, and community members and the effective use of digital tools and resources.
5. Students will demonstrate the ability to evaluate, adapt, and reflect on emerging tools and trends by participating in local and global learning communities and reviewing current research and professional literature.
Note: Please bring a lesson plan (idea) with you next week to talk about integrating technology and standards
Guest Speaker - Cameron Fadjo to discuss Scratch in the classroom and how it benefits students cognitive thinking skills.
Please download scratch to your computer for Tuesday's class
Cameron's Resources - Modules and game (Please do not reproduce or give to anyone)
file/Modules - User Interactions -> Quizmaker.pdf
Some scratch resources:
Edutopia Scratch Article
Scratch goes global
Using scratch in the classroom
Reasons to use scratch in your classroom
Kim's Scratch Diigo
Physics ideas using scratch
Website how to use scratch
Assignments for this week:
1. Create an easy introductory scratch project to share with class next week (can be a digital story, interactive or what ever you can think of)
2. Reflect on your blog thoughts about scratch and Cameron's presentation - Include how you think this might be used in your classroom(check out all of the resources above! and the website www.scratch.mit.edu)